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| Al-Qaeda in Iraq sets up umbrella body to coordinate insurgency |
| 2006-01-16 |
| Al Qaeda in Iraq and some other militant groups have set up an umbrella body to coordinate their fight against U.S.-led forces and the Iraqi government, according to a Web statement posted on Sunday. The Mujahideen Council aims to confront the "crusaders and their rejectionist (Shi'ite) and secularist followers who have seized Baghdad", said the statement attributed to al Qaeda, the Army of the Victorious Sect and four less known Sunni Muslim groups. The council, which does not include leading groups such as the Army of Ansar al-Sunna and the Islamic Army in Iraq, said it "welcomes anyone desiring (Islam's) victory to join". The statement's authenticity could not be verified. It was posted on a Web site often used by insurgents, which subsequently carried messages from the council claiming responsibility for attacks in recent days. "The council also calls on Muslims in Iraq and across the world to join the jihad in Iraq to fight for the victory of religion and to defend the oppressed," it said. |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |
| #5 Al Qaeda in Iraq and some other militant groups have set up an umbrella body to coordinate their fight against U.S.-led forces and the Iraqi government This sounds to me like it isn't only Al Qaeda that's had entirely too rapid turnover in the #3 spot. This is actually a really good sign, I think, that the many groups are trying to share management across "divisions", in the hope that they can cover the holes in one another's organizations. Problems come, however, when upper management isn't firmly involved in shaking down the new arrangement, to ensure that the most desired skill sets aren't stretched to thinly before they can train assistants, or concentrate on the urgent before the necessary (or get themselves killed1). Also, in such situations, unless upper management takes a very firm hand, division heads tend to be distracted by quarrels and scheming -- negative involvement with their peers that distracts from managing their areas of responsibility. Oh, yes, and this lot will make lots of cell phone calls, that can be traced. I don't see the upper management of A.Q., et al having the skills needed to make this a success. On the plus side, I do see our guys having an excess of the skills needed to make their effort a blatant failure. ;-) |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2006-01-16 21:08 |
| #4 The United States, hopefully with the permission of the Iraqi government, needs to make an example of someone. We need to find a town or village where the islamonazis are holed up and welcomed, and level it - grind it into dust and blow away the dust. We need to demonstrate just how nasty we can be. Use maximum non-nuclear force - JDAM, MOAB, ARCLIGHT - whatever it takes, a real "Shock and Awe" moment. Let the Iraqis know we've been working with kid gloves, and if we really wanted to get nasty, there wouldn't be a manmade object in their shitty little country left standing. Also let the rest of the world know just how powerful - and precise - we can be. Put the fear of the US into their "hearts and minds". Let them know we make a good friend, and a horrible enemy. We haven't done that yet, and we're taking a lot of flack from everyone because of it. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2006-01-16 16:08 |
| #3 does the coordinating body have a cool nickname |
| Posted by: mhw 2006-01-16 15:38 |
| #2 By "defend the opressed" does he mean the part where they blow up innocent people??? |
| Posted by: bgrebel9 2006-01-16 15:27 |
| #1 Can I join? What are the satellite coordinates? Sincerely, JDAM |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2006-01-16 08:11 |